Daniel Cressey - Features


Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Dan Cressey for 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' writes about his favourite songs by French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg


Super Furry Animals

Super Furry Animals - Super Furry Animals, International Arena, Cardiff, December 1999

In 'Gig of a Lifetime', in which a different Pennyblackmusic writer writes of a once in a lifetime gig, Dan Cressey writes of going to a gig by offbeat indie rockers Super Furry Animals in their hometown of Cardiff


Offspring

Offspring - The Offspring 'Smash'

In our 'Soundtrack of Our Lives' column, in which our writers write about the personal impact on music on their lives, Dan Cressey writes, with Britpop reaching its height in Camden, just a short walk across North London, about being a teenager in the mid 90's and listening instead to the Offspring


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Beyond Warped Live Music Series

Dan Cressey finds hardcore punk Lennon sadly demolishing any credibility they may have ever once had on their new DVD, which has been released as part of the Beyond Warped Live Music Series


Neville Clay

Neville Clay - Live DVD

Dan Cressey examines raucous American blues-rockers the Black Keys new DVD which was recorded live in Sydney in Australia


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - The Rise and Fall of Gator

With a punk soundtrack that includes Black Flag and Anti Flag, new DVD film documentary 'Stoked' tells of 80's skateboarding hero, Mark ‘Gator’ Rogowski, who is now in prison for murder. Daniel Cressey profiles the film, and tells of Gator's downfall


Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu - No One Rides for Free/Daredevil

Stoner rockers Fu Manchu recently had two of their mid 90's albums, 'No One Rides for Free' and 'Daredevil' re-released. Daniel Cressey looks at their impact a decade on